Lori Collins

Background

About Lori Collins

Over the next few years, the way archaeology is conducted, its traditional methods both in the field and in the lab, will literally be transformed. New, advanced spatial technologies and software and computer visualization are becoming part of the archaeologist’s toolbox. These technologies include GIS, GPS, terrestrial laser scanning, 3D printing, haptic devices, aerial LiDAR, remote sensing, mega and gigapixel imaging, photogrammetry, and computerized and integrated spatial database systems and cluster analysis. I am excited about teaching, research, mentoring, and developing interests in students for the next generation of archaeologists who will routinely use these new technologies. I am working on a number of grants and research projects in the South and Northeast United States and Florida involving GIS sensitivity modeling for climatic change impacts to cultural resources, NAGPRA site documentation with spatial technologies for repatriation efforts, and heritage conservation and preservation of fragile archaeological resources. I have collaborative research efforts in Guatemala and Mexico involving 3D documentation of carved stone monuments and landscapes, and the development of software and visualization tools for analysis and interpretation.